'Fiji. Being carried ashore by Natives'

A British naval officer being carried ashore 'piggy-back' by a Fijian from a Fijian single-hulled boat. In the background are a couple of other Europeans being carried ashore. To the right are cutter-rigged yachts anchored off shore. Two Fijians are standing in the water at the bow of the boat, and another is squatting on the gunwales in the bows in conversation.

Lt. Surtees was on board the light cruiser HMS Danae (1918) from October 1923 during the British Special Service Squadron world tour. They visited Fiji between 21 and 27 May 1924 before departing for Honolulu, arriving in early June.

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ID:	ALB1247.67
Type:	Photographic print
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	21-27 May 1924; May 1924
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 78 mm x 130 mm
Parts:	Service career of Lieutenant V. N. Surtees 1920-4 (Photograph album) 'Stirring up the fire. Benga, 1924' (Photographic print) (ALB1247.66) 'Fiji. Being carried ashore by Natives' (Photographic print) (ALB1247.67) 'Paddy Fields. Honolulu' (Photographic print) (ALB1247.69) 'Loading up sugar canes'. (Photographic print) (ALB1247.71) 'Hawaiian Beauties' (Photographic print) (ALB1247.73) 'Field of pine-apples. Honolulu' (Photographic print) (ALB1247.78) 'Boom logging. Victoria' (Photographic print) (ALB1247.82)

'Fiji. Being carried ashore by Natives'

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